Ten seafarers and 25 security guards from a US support ship have been sentenced to five years in prison after being held since 2013 in India in an arms row.

The Business Standard reported that the men from the 197-dwt Seaman Guard Ohio (built 1984) were also fined INR 3,000 ($45) each.

The crew consisted of eight Indians and two Ukrainians, while six Britons, 14 Estonians, four Indians and a Ukrainian were among the guards.

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